Worship Bulletin 1.2.21

9:30 am The Gathering Lyrics

Joy Unspeakable Joy

Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world the Savior reigns
Let all their songs employ
While fields and floods rocks hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat repeat the sounding joy

Joy unspeakable joy
An overflowing well
No tongue can tell
Joy unspeakable joy
It rises in my soul
Never lets me go

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders wonders of His love

Hold on to Me

When the best of me is barely breathin’
When I’m not somebody I believe in
Hold on to me
When I miss the light the night has stolen
When I’m slammin’ all the doors You’ve opened
Hold on to me hold on to me

Hold on to me when it’s too dark to see You
When I am sure I have reached the end
Hold on to me when I forget I need You
When I let go hold me again

When I don’t feel like I’m worth defending
When I’m tired of all my pretending
Hold on to me
When I start to break in desperation
Underneath the weight of expectation
Hold on to me hold on to me

Glory (Let there be peace)

One star
Burns in the darkness
Shines with the promise Emmanuel
One child
Born in the stillness
Living within us Emmanuel

We’re singing Glory Glory
Let there be peace let there be peace
Singing Glory Glory
Let there be peace let it start in me

One voice
Speaks for the voiceless
Hope for the hopeless Emmanuel
One love
Brings us together
Now and forever Emmanuel

11:00 am Traditional Worship Bulletin

Traditional Worship Service
January 2, 2022 | 11:00 am

Epiphany Sunday
Ephesians 3:1-12
Dr. Tim Bruster and Rev. Lance Marshall
Co-Senior Pastors

Welcome
Rev. Lance Marshall, Co-Senior Pastor

Prelude: “O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright” (Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern)
Jacob B. Weber, arranger
Peggy Graff, organ

*Call to Worship
Dr. Tim Bruster, Co-Senior Pastor
One: The Magi waited and watched, knowing something wondrous would be happening.
All: We waited for the birth of Jesus; now something wondrous is about to take root.
One: The darkness that invaded all lives was banished by the light of that star.
All: The darkness what surrounds us is gone!
One: Let us celebrate the bright shining of God’s love in our lives.
All: Let us become those who will bring the light of God’s love to others. AMEN.

*Hymn 188: “Christ Is the World’s Light”
Christ is the world’s light,
Christ and none other;
Born in our darkness,
He became our brother.
If we have seen him,
We have seen the Father:
Glory to God on high!

Christ is the world’s peace,
Christ and none other;
Non one can serve him
And despise another.
Who else unites us,
One in God the Father?
Glory to God on high!

Christ is the world’s life,
Christ and one other;
Sold once for silver,
Murdered here, our brother;
He, who redeems us,
Reigns with God the Father:
Glory to God on high!

Give God the glory,
God and none other;
Give God the glory,
Spirit, Son, and Father;
Give God the glory;
God with us, my bother:
Glory to God on high!

*Affirmation of Faith 883
We are not alone, we live in God’s world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the church:
to celebrate God’s presence,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God. Amen.

*Gloria Patri 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

**Please be seated

Faith Like a Child (11:00)
Mister Mark, Director of Children’s Ministries

*Hymn 173: “Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”
Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true and only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
Triumph o’er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day’s return
Till thy mercy’s beams I see,
Till they inward light impart,
Cheer my eyes, and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, radiancy divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

Sermon and Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.

Service of Holy Communion
Hymnal pages 12-13

Invitation

Confession and Pardon

The Great Thanksgiving

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)

Serving the Bread and Cup

Announcements
Rev. Linda McDermott, Associate Pastor

Offertory: “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”
John L. von Wolzogen, arranger
Thomas Williams, handbell solo

*Invitation to Christian Discipleship

*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.

*Congregational Benediction: “We Three Kings” (verse 1)
We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar,
field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.
O star of wonder , star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
west-ward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

*Postlude: “As with Gladness Men of Old”
Craig Phillips, arranger

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In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate during the month of December will support the food bank.

The decorations for the Sanctuary are given in loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Broderick and Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Smith.

Musicians
Violin I – Ordabek Duissen, concertmaster, Jen Betz
Violin II – Steven Li, principal, Molly Baer
Viola – Ola Holowka, principal, Dan Sigale
Cello – Keira Fullerton, principal
Bass -Julie Vinsant
French Horn- Kelly Cornell
Trumpet- Kyle Sherman, principal
Trumpet II -Jesse Rajabe
Trombone – Tony Baker

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